Does anyone recognize this pipemaker label?

[forsooth]

I pinched the photo snippet below from Dukeofbluz' great set of CPCC photos. Does anyone recognize the pipemaker? Can't quite make out the name. Thanks!

 

[Frost]

Tommaso Spanu, methinks

Edit for linky: http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Spanu

 

[forsooth]

Well, thank you! That was fast.

I've found some of his pipes. They're not cheap, but they sure are nice. He evidently does a lot of olivewood pipes. Hmmm....wonder what that is like?

 

[lowflyingpenguin]

Well, thank you! That was fast.

I've found some of his pipes. They're not cheap, but they sure are nice. He evidently does a lot of olivewood pipes. Hmmm....wonder what that is like?

I have an olivewood churchwarden from Mario Grandi. They actually do taste different especially when they are brand new and not broken in yet. I quite like it and am looking to get one or more in addition to this one.

 

[forsooth]

Thanks, lowflyingpenguin --

This is interesting. How would you describe the taste of the olivewood pipes?

 

[cigarsarge]

I've got a Spanu...Tremendous quality.

 

[lowflyingpenguin]

Thanks, lowflyingpenguin --

This is interesting. How would you describe the taste of the olivewood pipes?

It seems to have a very mild "woody" taste, not unlike a plain toothpick does.

That's about the the best I can describe it but YMMV.